Be aware that SMA explicitly prohibits the use of wire nuts in their installation instructions on the DC input circuits.
-----Original Message----- From: "Jerry Shafer" <jerrysgarag...@gmail.com> Sent: 9/6/2016 14:32 To: "RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" <RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Wire nuts Wrenches Better pic On Sep 5, 2016 4:52 PM, "Jerry Shafer" <jerrysgarag...@gmail.com> wrote: > To my fellow wrenches > It comes up every so often and with DC, I will not use, approve or pass > any wire nuts on any DC side. Some say its OK but the facts are they will > fail, this connection was just six years and when l opened the junction box > it was glowing and by the looks of it has for some time. There are 8 > strings 2 per string and thats a 12.5 % failure rate (the other one was > completely distroyed) not to mention the fire hazard in a PVC junction box. > Please pass this along and tell everyone to stop using these. > Jerry >
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